Jack MacGowran

Jack MacGowran, who came out of the Golden Age of the Irish Theatre, was a close friend of Samuel Beckett. He assembled a one-man show called MacGowran in the Work of Beckett, and won an Obie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in 1970-71.

His feature film credits include Tom Jones, Dr. Zhivago and Lord Jim. Shortly after completing his role in The Exorcist, he opened in a revival of The Plough, and his untimely death occurred shortly thereafter.